Giving focus to an element whose name contains a period

Steve Swift

I'm trying to give the focus to a field defined with:
<INPUT TYPE=TEXT NAME=P.LAST_NAME>

and I'm having a spot of bother with that "." in the field's name.

I thought that document.FormName.P\.LAST_NAME.focus() should do the job,
but it doesn't. I've tried a number of variations, with no success, so far.

I could recode my application to use a character other than "." in that
element name (yes, I was asking for trouble) but I'd prefer to know if
there is a way to give focus to such a field.

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Steve Swift
http://www.ringers.org.uk

Sep 2 '06 #1

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Martin Honnen

Steve Swift wrote:

I'm trying to give the focus to a field defined with:
<INPUT TYPE=TEXT NAME=P.LAST_NAME>

and I'm having a spot of bother with that "." in the field's name.

Generally bracket notation in JavaScript allows you to specify a
property name as an expression yielding a string e.g.
document.forms['form.name'].elements['P.LAST_NAME']

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Martin Honnen
http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/

Sep 2 '06 #2

Steve Swift

Generally bracket notation in JavaScript allows you to specify a

property name as an expression yielding a string e.g.
document.forms['form.name'].elements['P.LAST_NAME']

Just what I needed, thank you!

--
Steve Swift
http://www.ringers.org.uk

Sep 2 '06 #3

Matt Kruse

Steve Swift wrote:

I'm trying to give the focus to a field defined with:
<INPUT TYPE=TEXT NAME=P.LAST_NAME>
and I'm having a spot of bother with that "." in the field's name.

http://www.javascripttoolbox.com/bes...#squarebracket

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Matt Kruse
http://www.JavascriptToolbox.com
http://www.AjaxToolbox.com

Sep 2 '06 #4

Steve Swift

http://www.javascripttoolbox.com/bes...#squarebracket

That's a very handy reference - thanks - I've bookmarked it!

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Steve Swift
http://www.ringers.org.uk

Sep 2 '06 #5

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